Lord Salisbury Lyrics - Sparks Of Ancient Light - Al Stewart

Lord Salisbury said to me 

"Though we spend our lives in isolation 

Girdled 'round by the Emerald Sea 

No fear shall we know". 

Look away, look away, look away 

To the lamp-lit square 

At the ebb of May 

Look away, look away, look away 

For our survival 

Lord Salisbury takes his time 

The government sits in contemplation 

All is ordered and in its prime 

No fear shall we know 

Look away, look away, look away 

To the fog-bound ship in the icy bay 

Look away, look away, look away 

For our survival 

On the mantelpiece is a silver clock 

And it counts the hours and they won't turn back 

The evening set and the room forgets 

The day that went before 

And through my window 

Iron wheels on a cobbled mews 

You will know changes soon 

Lord Salisbury reads the news 

And puts the paper on the table 

Many paths will be ours to choose 

No fear shall we know 

Look away, look away, look away 

To the fleets of steel and the waves of grey 

Look away, look away, look away 

For our survival 

The Queen is old but she lingers still 

Like the fading ring of a distant bell 

And Oscar Wilde in his prison cell 

Laments a brighter day 

And in some window a red flag flies 

In a meeting room 

You will know changes soon 

Lord Salisbury said to me 

"Though we spend our lives in isolation 

Girdled 'round by the Emerald Sea 

No fear shall we know". 

Look away, look away, look away 

To the lonesome cry of the modern day 

Look away, look away, look away 

For our survival